Thursday, September 18, 2014

For
the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News has produced a ranking measuring
the quality of the undergraduate education at historically black
colleges and universities. In order to be on the list, a school must be
currently designated by the U.S. Department of Education as an HBCU. To
qualify for the U.S. News ranking, an HBCU also must be an undergraduate
baccalaureate-granting institution that enrolls primarily first-year,
first-time students and must be a school that is part of the 2015 Best
Colleges rankings.

The Higher Education Act of 1965 defines an
HBCU as "any historically black college or university that was
established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the
education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally
recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary
(of Education) to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training
offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making
reasonable progress toward accreditation."

If an HBCU is listed as Unranked in the 2015 Best Colleges rankings, it is also listed as Unranked in the HBCU rankings

In total, there were 80 HBCUs eligible to be included on the list; 69 of those were ranked and 11 of those were Unranked.

1. Spelman College 2. Howard University 3. Morehouse College 4. Hampton University 5. Tuskegee University 6. Xavier University of Louisiana 7. Fisk University 8. Florida A&M University 9. Claflin University 10. North Carolina A&T State University 11. North Carolina Central University 12. Tougaloo College 13. (Tie) Delaware State University 13. (Tie) Dillard University 15. (Tie) Morgan State University 15. (Tie) Winston-Salem State University 17. Johnson C. Smith University 18. Clark Atlanta University 19. Jackson State University 20. Elizabeth City State University 21. (Tie) Lincoln University of PA 21. (Tie) Tennessee State University 23. (Tie) Alabama A&M University 23. (Tie) University of Maryland-Eastern Shore 25. (Tie) Bennett College 25. (Tie) Bowie State University 27. Alcorn State University 28. (Tie) Albany State University 28. (Tie) Fayetteville State University 30. South Carolina State University 31. Bethune-Cookman University 32. Virginia State University 33. Oakwood University 34. Norfolk State University 35. (Tie) Philander Smith College 35. (Tie) University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 37. Prairie View A&M University 38. (Tie) Fort Valley State University 38. (Tie) Kentucky State University 40. Stillman College 41. (Tie) Alabama State University 41. (Tie) Central State University 41. (Tie) West Virginia State University 44. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 45. (Tie) Paine College 45. (Tie) Southern University and A&M College 47. Savannah State University 48. Livingstone College 49. Texas Southern University 50. (Tie) Bluefield State College 50. (Tie) Florida Memorial University 50. (Tie) Grambling State University 50. (Tie) Mississippi Valley State University